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200 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra - Mule
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 200 DOLLARS IRB |
| Reverse description | A kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is depicted in full flight with wings fully extended, soaring in a downward angle across the centre of the field, superimposed over a raised outline map of the Australian continent. The legend AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA and the date 2001 arc along the upper periphery, while the fineness and weight inscription 1OZ. 999 SILVER appears along the lower periphery. The Perth Mint's P mintmark is positioned to the left of the bird in the field. The entire design is set within a beaded inner border against a deeply mirrored proof background. |
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This piece is a mule — a coin struck from two dies not originally intended to be paired. The 2001 Kookaburra series was produced in standard one-ounce silver, but this $200 face value designation does not correspond to any authorized bullion or collector issue in the Kookaburra program. The precise die combination responsible for this mule and the circumstances of its release from Perth Mint have never been fully documented publicly, which is itself telling — the Perth Mint has historically been tight-lipped about confirmed production errors that escaped quality control.
KM#878 remains sparsely represented in major auction records.